On Friday, July 17th, in the House of Commons, the
Summer Time Bill after many vicissitudes passed its third reading without a division. The opposition to the principle of summer time did not relax, but the mal- contents were wise enough to see that they were supporting an unpopular cause and that the best thing they could do was to accept a reasonable compromise. The com- promise accepted was that summer time shall begin on the third Saturday in April and end on the first Saturday in October. Thus about a fortnight is added in the autumn to the existing period. We understand the grievances of agriculturists, particularly of those who live in Scotland, but there is no doubt that summer time has improved the happiness and health of most people by giving them longer evenings for recreation in the open air, and has also caused a considerable saving in artificial light. We may assume now that summer time has become a permanent institution.
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